Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the 2015 basic payment scheme. [8899/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 18 November 2015. The late application penalty was not applied in this case as application related correspondence had been received by the Department within the application period.

EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection. This inspection was finalised and payment due under the 2015 Basic Payment scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 4 February 2016.

Payment due under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is now being processed and will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) under the national reserve scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8952/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The persons named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme. In submitting the applications the persons named applied for both the ‘new entrant’ and ‘young farmer’ categories of the National Reserve. The applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme have not been successful as the applicant does not meet the age criteria for these schemes.

My Department has now examined the application under the ‘new entrant’ category of the National Reserve and deemed it to be successful. This application is being finalised and payment will issue shortly.